Napkin-dispensing device



Patented Dec. 14, 1926.y

- x WLLIAM P; Mecolamina/.iLE,for fHoLYoKE, lvrAssacriusnrral issie-Non To Maceo MANUFAcTUR1NG.oo.,oF. HoLYoKn,V MASSACHUSETTS, A ccn'roRATIoN or MassAcHUsETTs. .l

ir narxrnnlsinivsrne namen.

This invention relates to improvements in napkin dispensing devices and 'its leading Objectis to provide avsimple deviceV which will dispense napkins `through-'a delivery l epening in the end wall of thecontainer and 'useful combinations',v ,constructionsand par`- rangements offparts, clearly'described in the followingspecification and fullyv illus-v trated in lthe accompanying drawngs,` in whichtp I Fig. 1 is a vvertical sectional view through my improveddevice. .l

Fig. 2 is a frontend 'view of the dispensing'container. e Y f i Fig. 3 is a top plan viewV thereof.

of the dispensing container, showing the follower guides or tracks and the vconnection ofthe tapes therewith. f

Fig. 5 is a detail'transverse sectional view of the dispensing' container. illu-stratingfa' modified tape construction. e Fig. 6 is a detail sectional` *viewl of the modified tape construction on:anenlargedV scale.

vReferring to theaccompanying drawings'` I' f illustrating the practical embodiment'of my `invention 5 designates a hollow standard,r

. which rests upon asuitable'base 6. This standard isprovided with ahead piece7 toV p which the containercase 8 issecured. f

vThe bottom 9- of the case Seis provided witha centrally'located opening 8a.' Two Vfollower guides or tracks "10.and1"11 .are

mounted upon the base. Thel follower 12 is provided with a truck13 which is equipped.

with two wheels. 14 on oneside'whichfeni gage the rail orftrack'flO and'is furtherl equipped :with ltwo wheels A15 which engageY the rail or track 11'on the'otherside of the.v

truck 13. y The wheels `14 and l15 lare V'each i, f l grooved so as tostraddlethe track orrailA i5 I engaged; The `Vtruck V13 carrying the wheels 14 and 15is located rearwardly ."of theifol'- lower 12,` which consistsof a rigid plate," u n -f napkins and their supportingtapeaso that,V

y' witha plane front face..

vvwith therails.V p

The napkins 29 are arranged vertically in.l i the case'S .with their landfsupported bythe tapes. Each napkin- Thelfollower is drawnacross the .rails or" tracks 10 vand y11 by means yof tapes 16 and 17 which are connectedattheir rear ends to the ,lower portion of they follower'. These tapes engage the upper 'surfaces of the rails l 8 nea'rfthe front walll23, which is provided with "a relatively large delivery opening 24.

.lfhe i front-wall 23 Ais u and 23", ylocated at the opposite lowerfcor- 22, which.

provided'with stops 23? ners'of the opening 247 so a'sto stop the.V

movement ofthe napkins through the opening, under the pressure exer weight upon the follower.

The pullv of'the weight is vequalized upon I* 'the two tapes by means of the crossbar and VFig-4 is a detail transverse sectional view tion near theopening 8a of the base 9. Each contact rwith, the rail.

@a by the".

8O 'of the tapes. is lpreferably ,provided withV a series of metal ycasters or the like 27, which `is adapted to provide anti-friction means capable of Isupporting the tape out ofk direct In Fig. 6 I show' a.

modified construction',v whereinV a series of y rollers is providedon'` each tape." Referringv tothisfigure the rollers are indicated at 27 as. beingy supported upon the bracket orl carrier 28,V which is directly secured to the tape. Metal-.orsteel tapes may Vbe .employed Yand vsmalljindentations stamped thereon, so asto contacting engagement minimize the area of lower edges resting on consists ofawide wing 29b and 'a short wing y 29a,y the short wings being adapted to form an initially grasped iportion for ther with-*- drawal from the j casefor container.

' As the. napkins are successively WithdrawnnV l Y' the delivery opening the weight will A. `pull t ev follower 'toward theVA delivery lopening and shift vthenapkins alo'n'g'the case,`-

throu h without any relative movementqbetw'een the as y the napkins willV not drag onfthe,v rails or v ytli'e loase and leading toward tracks yand tend to pack oroier undue rictional resistaneeto trie follovver, propelled by Idie Weight. YT llife VWeight descends in the chamber of the hollovvstanderd as 4che napkins are Withdrawn.

H aving described my l Clafiip l. vA napkin dispensing device'con'sisting,` of a oase having a delivery end thereof and provided w'vith 'Horizontal yguides leading to said opening, a `follower Vmovable on the guides toward the opening,

stack'supporti-ng tapes o onneeted to liel'oil lower'and engagingltbe guidesT guides orllie tapes, anda' .means lforxmaintaining ai pull upon the tapesrto advanoelie 'olloiver te ward-the delivery opening.

2. A napkindispensing,device .Consisting of la oase :having a deliv jy opening Iin, one end: thereof,y tracks loeatedjonv the bottoni ,of Ahe delivery opening, a follower,V Wheels `carried by ,the

' 'follower and engagingtlie'traeks, stack sup engaging porting tapes .Connected to 'the olloxver and the tracksand mea-ns lor ,mais taininga ;constant-pull uponfhe4 tapes' to edfollowertoward'the delivery openlng. 1

against the follower i opening in' Q11@ Y ollovverandrt-lie delivery opening and cable rcovnneeted' to ,toward z,tbe delivery opening; land' .series of napkins supported on said tapes between the I y'ableV withv said'fol'lo'wer and tapes toward the '.delvervope A A merk.

dispensing device .Consisting of L a J case ;l;1aving a ,deliveryY opening in A4"one end thereof, .a follower movable over vthe, botri019 Of the Voase toward, -id opening, seaok supporting `tapes onnetedr vto, said .follower teoraw said V,lol-lo;u eretoiward Clie delivery 'des for tapes, Va Cross 'ber connected1 to llreends lfof thel tapes', a 'single alle ClQSSQ bane y guide for @the cable, Vjard a. /pendanfweiglit eonneoted with, the oableftopiiiai'ntain Aconstant' V,pull

.Winning.rioonkmpkrln mov- Y 

